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December Nobel Prize banquet in Sweden cancelled
The pandemic also makes it uncertain whether prize winners can travel to Sweden
22 Jul 2020 3:19 PM
UK report fails to find out if Russia meddled in Brexit vote
The long-anticipated report cast Russia as a hostile power which posed a significant threat to Britain and the West across a range of fronts
21 Jul 2020 11:33 PM
China threatens 'forceful counter-attack' after Britain suspends Hong Kong
UK had suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong and blocked arms sales to its former territory after China imposed security law
21 Jul 2020 5:50 PM
Walkouts and slammed fists summarise EU virus summit as it drags into 4th day
The pandemic has sent the EU into a tailspin, killing around 135,000 of its citizens and plunging its economy into shambles
20 Jul 2020 2:33 PM
Russia's UK ambassador rejects coronavirus vaccine hacking allegations
Andrei Kelin said that there was no sense in the allegations made last week by the United States, Britain and Canada
19 Jul 2020 3:33 PM
Russia trying to steal COVID-19 vaccine data, say UK, US and Canada
Private sector cybersecurity researchers who had spotted the malware over the last year were unaware of its Russian origins until Thursday
17 Jul 2020 9:11 AM
Russia to mass-produce its experimental COVID-19 vaccine
The first human trial of the vaccine, a month-long test on 38 people, ended this week, and Phase III trial is set to begin in August
16 Jul 2020 8:26 PM
UK to release report on alleged Russian interference in Brexit vote
The ISC launched the investigation in 2017 following concerns about attempts by Russia to influence the 2016 US presidential election
16 Jul 2020 5:21 PM
More than 150 countries sign up to ensure fair distribution of COVID vaccine
However, the Gavi alliance might also allow the 70 rich countries among this 150 to stockpile the vaccine for their own citizens
16 Jul 2020 11:39 AM
'India and France always stood by each other in difficult times'
France is reportedly scheduled to hand over the first batch of Rafale fighter aircraft to India which is expected to be a huge boost to IAF
15 Jul 2020 4:32 PM
Statue of Black protester replaces toppled UK slave trader
The statue, titled “A Surge of Power (Jen Reid)” was erected before dawn on Wednesday without approval from city officials
15 Jul 2020 3:38 PM
President Andrzej Duda wins Polish election by slight margin
A close ally of Trump, Duda has vowed to tighten restrictive laws against abortion and has campaigned against 'LGBT ideology'
13 Jul 2020 2:36 PM
Austria wants EU coronavirus fund to go to 'poorest of the poor'
Austria is one of the 'frugal four' seeking changes to the European Union’s planned coronavirus recovery fund
12 Jul 2020 12:08 PM
Fifth night of protests in front of Serbian parliament
This week’s demonstrations were initially driven by frustration over economically stifling measures to contain the spread of COVID-19
12 Jul 2020 11:48 AM
Bosnians mark 25 years of Srebrenica genocide
The massacre of about 8,000 Muslim men and boys in Srebrenica stands out as Europe’s only atrocity since World War Two constituting genocide
12 Jul 2020 9:49 AM
French women protest on the streets against rape-accused interior minister
The protest, demanding resignation of the newly appointed minister, follows a smaller one outside the interior ministry itself
11 Jul 2020 4:28 PM
China warns of 'unknown pneumonia' deadlier than COVID-19 in Kazakhstan
This unidentified virus has caused 1,772 deaths in the first six months of 2020, including 628 people in June alone
10 Jul 2020 1:20 PM
How world handled COVID-19: WHO promises 'honest evaluation' after Trump's criticism
The panel will provide an interim report to an annual meeting of health ministers in November and present a “substantive report” next May
10 Jul 2020 10:02 AM
Melania Trump’s statue set on fire in her hometown in Slovenia
In January, a large wooden statue resembling Donald Trump was also burnt in another Slovenian city
09 Jul 2020 2:39 PM
WHO acknowledges 'evidence’ of COVID-19 airborne spread
The change in the WHO’s assessment of risk of transmission could affect its current advice on keeping 1 metre of physical distancing
08 Jul 2020 9:00 AM
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